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\pard\plain \ltrpar\s1\cf0{\*\hyphen2\hyphlead2\hyphtrail2\hyphmax0}\rtlch\af5\afs24\lang255\ltrch\dbch\af3\langfe255\hich\f0\fs24\lang1033\loch\f0\fs24\lang1033 
\par \pard\plain \ltrpar\s1\cf0{\*\hyphen2\hyphlead2\hyphtrail2\hyphmax0}\rtlch\af5\afs24\lang255\ltrch\dbch\af3\langfe255\hich\f0\fs24\lang1033\loch\f0\fs24\lang1033 {\rtlch \ltrch\loch\f0\fs24\lang1033\i0\b0 Hey everyone:\line }
\par \pard\plain \ltrpar\s1\cf0{\*\hyphen2\hyphlead2\hyphtrail2\hyphmax0}\rtlch\af5\afs24\lang255\ltrch\dbch\af3\langfe255\hich\f0\fs24\lang1033\loch\f0\fs24\lang1033 {\rtlch \ltrch\loch\f0\fs24\lang1033\i0\b0 I'm happy to report that I've been running the GPS unit we will be building for almost 5 days, with very little problem other than my own sloppy code! I'm currently doing battery duration tests, and will let you know how they went on Saturday.\line \line We will be 
doing soldering and general building the first day with some minor programming. \line The unit will use the Arduino platform, so downloading that software from : {\field{\*\fldinst HYPERLINK "http://www.arduino.cc/" \\t "_blank" }{\fldrslt \*\cs8\cf2\ul\ulc0\rtlch\ltrch\dbch\hich\f0\fs24\lang1033\loch\f0\fs24\lang1033 http://www.arduino.cc/}} and reviewing the documents on that page will give you a head start if thes 
microcontrollers are new to you. We are using a less common version called the RBBB, from Modern Device Company. All parts and cables will be provided. \line \line The first is a circuit diagram that we will be building from. I also have lost of photos of every step
 of the process. The 2nd is an order to events. This document is raw & terrible, but is in a correct & useful build order. The 3rd is a GPS Test program that tests LATITUDE, LONGITUDE,UTC Time, LCD, Speaker and both buttons. It also has the beginnings of a
 NMEA parsing library.\line }
\par \pard\plain \ltrpar\s1\cf0{\*\hyphen2\hyphlead2\hyphtrail2\hyphmax0}\rtlch\af5\afs24\lang255\ltrch\dbch\af3\langfe255\hich\f0\fs24\lang1033\loch\f0\fs24\lang1033 {\rtlch \ltrch\loch\f0\fs24\lang1033\i0\b0 \line }
\par \pard\plain \ltrpar\s1\cf0{\*\hyphen2\hyphlead2\hyphtrail2\hyphmax0}\rtlch\af5\afs24\lang255\ltrch\dbch\af3\langfe255\hich\f0\fs24\lang1033\loch\f0\fs24\lang1033 {\rtlch \ltrch\loch\f0\fs24\lang1033\i0\b0 Here are some files we will be using: {\*\bkmkstart DDE_LINK}They are also in this code repository{\*\bkmkend DDE_LINK}\line {\field{\*\fldinst HYPERLINK "http://www.straytechnologies.com/GPS/GPS1diagram.pdf" \\t "_blank" }{\fldrslt \*\cs8\cf2\ul\ulc0\rtlch\ltrch\dbch\hich\f0\fs24\lang1033\loch\f0\fs24\lang1033 http://www.straytechnologies.com/GPS/GPS1diagram.pdf}}\line {\field{\*\fldinst HYPERLINK "http://www.straytechnologies.com/GPS/BuildDocV1.rtf" \\t "_blank" }{\fldrslt \*\cs8\cf2\ul\ulc0\rtlch\ltrch\dbch\hich\f0\fs24\lang1033\loch\f0\fs24\lang1033 http://www.straytechnologies.com/GPS/BuildDocV1.rtf}}\line {\field{\*\fldinst HYPERLINK "http://www.straytechnologies.com/GPS/GPS_Sketches.zip" \\t "_blank" }{\fldrslt \*\cs8\cf2\ul\ulc0\rtlch\ltrch\dbch\hich\f0\fs24\lang1033\loch\f0\fs24\lang1033 http://www.straytechnologies.com/GPS/GPS_Sketches.zip}}\line }
\par \pard\plain \ltrpar\s1\cf0{\*\hyphen2\hyphlead2\hyphtrail2\hyphmax0}\rtlch\af5\afs24\lang255\ltrch\dbch\af3\langfe255\hich\f0\fs24\lang1033\loch\f0\fs24\lang1033 {\rtlch \ltrch\loch\f0\fs24\lang1033\i0\b0 Here are other documents we will need, they are also in this code repository:\line }
\par \pard\plain \ltrpar\s1\cf0{\*\hyphen2\hyphlead2\hyphtrail2\hyphmax0}\rtlch\af5\afs24\lang255\ltrch\dbch\af3\langfe255\hich\f0\fs24\lang1033\loch\f0\fs24\lang1033 {\rtlch \ltrch\loch\f0\fs24\lang1033\i0\b0 The LCD/Speaker Specifications and language sheet:\line {\field{\*\fldinst HYPERLINK "http://www.sparkfun.com/datasheets/LCD/SGD_A_eng.pdf" \\t "_blank" }{\fldrslt \*\cs8\cf2\ul\ulc0\rtlch\ltrch\dbch\hich\f0\fs24\lang1033\loch\f0\fs24\lang1033 http://www.sparkfun.com/datasheets/LCD/SGD_A_eng.pdf}}\line Satellite Receiver User Manual:\line {\field{\*\fldinst HYPERLINK "http://www.sparkfun.com/datasheets/GPS/EM-406A_User_Manual.PDF" \\t "_blank" }{\fldrslt \*\cs8\cf2\ul\ulc0\rtlch\ltrch\dbch\hich\f0\fs24\lang1033\loch\f0\fs24\lang1033 http://www.sparkfun.com/datasheets/GPS/EM-406A_User_Manual.PDF}}\~\line NMEA Specifications sheet:\line {\field{\*\fldinst HYPERLINK "http://www.sparkfun.com/datasheets/GPS/NMEA Reference Manual1.pdf" \\t "_blank" }{\fldrslt \*\cs8\cf2\ul\ulc0\rtlch\ltrch\dbch\hich\f0\fs24\lang1033\loch\f0\fs24\lang1033 http://www.sparkfun.com/datas
heets/GPS/NMEA%20Reference%20Manual1.pdf}}\line Sirf III Specifications sheet:\line {\field{\*\fldinst HYPERLINK "http://www.usglobalsat.com/downloads/SiRF_Binary_Protocol.pdf" \\t "_blank" }{\fldrslt \*\cs8\cf2\ul\ulc0\rtlch\ltrch\dbch\hich\f0\fs24\lang1033\loch\f0\fs24\lang1033 www.usglobalsat.com/downloads/SiRF_Binary_Protocol.pdf}}\line LCD Tone frequency sheet:\line {\field{\*\fldinst HYPERLINK "http://www.uvolt.com/store/catalog/download/SGD_A/SGD_A_speaker.zip" \\t "_blank" }{\fldrslt \*\cs8\cf2\ul\ulc0\rtlch\ltrch\dbch\hich\f0\fs24\lang1033\loch\f0\fs24\lang1033 http://www.uvolt.com/store/catalog/download/SGD_A/SGD_A_speaker.zip}}\line \line Hope that gets you ready! This thi
ng is a blast!\line -Wil\line \line /*\line Wil Lindsay\line {\field{\*\fldinst HYPERLINK "mailto:Wm.Lindsay@gmail.com" \\t "_blank" }{\fldrslt \*\cs8\cf2\ul\ulc0\rtlch\ltrch\dbch\hich\f0\fs24\lang1033\loch\f0\fs24\lang1033 Wm.Lindsay@gmail.com}}\line {\field{\*\fldinst HYPERLINK "http://www.straytechnologies.com/" \\t "_blank" }{\fldrslt \*\cs8\cf2\ul\ulc0\rtlch\ltrch\dbch\hich\f0\fs24\lang1033\loch\f0\fs24\lang1033 www.straytechnologies.com}}\line {\field{\*\fldinst HYPERLINK "http://www.waitforvblank.com/" \\t "_blank" }{\fldrslt \*\cs8\cf2\ul\ulc0\rtlch\ltrch\dbch\hich\f0\fs24\lang1033\loch\f0\fs24\lang1033 www.waitforvblank.com}}\line \line */ }
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